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ABOUT THE WORK
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MEDIUM:
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Film |
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YEAR:
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1999 |
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WRITER(S):
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Based on the book by Isaac Asimov |
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OWN COPY?
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YES |
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ABOUT THE STORY
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SUMMARY:
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A robot shows human characteristics from the start, making social relationships through three generations as he pursues his humanity. |
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ERA/YEAR:
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Near Future and Distant Future |
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CHARACTERISTICS
OF WORLD:
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There are robots, virtual technologies, etc. |
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ABOUT THE
PRESENCE-EVOKING TECHNOLOGY
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NAME:
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Robots, two-way video, 3-D and virtual technologies |
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DESCRIPTION:
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A robot that becomes increasingly human in physical characteristics |
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NATURE OF TASK OR ACTIVITY:
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The robot is at first assistive in physical tasks to human and more and more emotionally attached and interactive |
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PERFORMANCE OF THE TECHNOLOGY:
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The robot goes through various stages of physical and emotional development, eventually taking on human characteristics |
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ABOUT THE CREATORS OF
THE TECHNOLOGY
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DESCRIPTION:
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Corporation represented by man in his 40s-50s |
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MAJOR GOAL(S):
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To create a robot to assist human in tasks |
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ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WHO EXPERIENCE PRESENCE
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DESCRIPTION:
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Man and two women in their 30s-50s; child |
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ABOUT THE PRESENCE EXPERIENCE
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TYPE(S) OF PRESENCE:
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Yes. The robot is perceived as sociable, sensitiv |
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DESCRIPTION:
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Medium as Social Actor. The characters get the sense that the robot is increasingly human |
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USER AWARENESS:
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The characters are at first aware that the robot is not human but as his phycial and social characteristics become more human-like, they are more and more unaware |
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VALENCE:
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The characters interact with the robot in different ways which result in different feelings -- happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, comraderie, etc. One female lead character event enters a love relationship with the robot |
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SPECIFIC RESPONSES:
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The characters are at first suspicious of the robot; they become more curious about his humanity as he takes on physcial and social characteristics that are more human-like; ultimately the robot is recognized formally as a social entity |
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ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES
OF PRESENCE
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LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES:
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The robot shows the world that he is human in the ways that matter and it formally accepted as a social being |
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AND FINALLY...
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OTHER INFORMATION:
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CODER NAME:
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Melissa Selverian |
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CODER E-MAIL:
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CODER AFFILIATION:
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DATE CODED:
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9/11/2001 |